1. Managing Post Recession: A Delicate Balance Renee C. Crichton, City Manager City of Hallandale Beach

2. The Principle Differences In Pre and Post Recession Management Financial Growth Employee Expectations Community Expectations

3. Financial Growth You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is …it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before, Rahm EmanuelRahm Emanuel

4. Financial Growth The trend of slow to no growth in taxable value necessitates consistent efforts towards cost reduction, innovation, and in some cases wholesale system evaluation and change.

5. Financial Growth Challenges : O Legacy cost of pensions O Cost of benefits bargained in better financial times O Finding the ”right size” for your organization Opportunities: O Venue for balanced pension reform O Ability to evaluate historic pay plan structures O Use the financial climate as a driving force for the organization to focus and become strategic about the future.

6. Employee Expectations Challenges: O Managing Morale O Finding the dollars to invest in employee development and training O Recession malaise Opportunities: O Develop programs and initiatives that recognize outstanding performance O Make the investment in the professional growth of staff O Never loose sight of the fact that the “doing more with less” concept overtime disheartens your team O Be Innovative, assign projects outside of the box, challenge them to be a problem solvers at all levels.

7. Community Expectations Challenges: O Residents demand efficient service despite cutbacks O Residents want immediate progress and accountable process O Residents want smaller government, without impacting the services important to them Opportunities: O The demand for efficient service in tough economic times opens the doors to innovation O The demand for immediacy and smaller government provides a platform to communicate with the residents about priorities Make it clear that you cannot be all things to all people, at least not all at once.

8. Questions Renee C. Crichton, City Manager City of Hallandale Beach